10 Fun Facts About Hairy Woodpeckers

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  • @LesleytheBirdNerd
    @LesleytheBirdNerd3 жыл бұрын

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  • @dianasimiand8520

    @dianasimiand8520

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes

  • @dacisky
    @dacisky3 жыл бұрын

    I enjoy how you provide information on birds naturalists typically ignore.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks and Thanks a lot for watching

  • @dacisky

    @dacisky

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd You are welcome.

  • @dianasimiand8520

    @dianasimiand8520

    Жыл бұрын

    ' A codi

  • @mirrorblue100
    @mirrorblue1003 жыл бұрын

    Its nice to be walking through a still, silent woodland then hear the woodpecker's hammering. Thanks for another great vid.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for watching

  • @abbracia
    @abbracia Жыл бұрын

    I have a big family of hairy woodpeckers living in my front pine trees. These lovely birds are the joy of my day. Their squeak toy chirps, calls, and chatterings are both funny and beautiful. I keep a hot pepper suet feeder hanging from one of the pines and they take turns hanging on and snacking throughout the day. This is a beautiful bird and possibly my most favorite of all.

  • @corneliaramsay1232
    @corneliaramsay12323 жыл бұрын

    This information is right on time. I’m in New Brunswick and I have a hairy woodpecker pair here visiting me all through the day. When I put the suet out, well they moved right in, they love it. I have to take the feeders and suet in at night because my friendly raccoon 🦝 will eat it all. I’m usually up to put everything back out at 6am. One morning it was already light when I got up and Mr. hairy was there complaining that I was too slow that morning. My birds give me so much joy and my cats too. They of course are not allowed out but Oushi watches them from behind the curtain so he isn’t seen and they fly away. When they do leave he cries and cries. Thank you for the lovely videos, they are so appreciated. ☺️

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your are more than welcome and thanks for sharing your lovely little story with me

  • @cgaccount3669
    @cgaccount36693 жыл бұрын

    I was surprised last week by a woodpecker in my feeder. I never realized they ate sunflower seeds. I have a lot to learn lol

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    We are always learning something, Thanks for watching

  • @Daisythebassethoundpuppy
    @Daisythebassethoundpuppy3 жыл бұрын

    I love my Woodpeckers and they been my most loyal customers. I have like 6 suet feeders to accommodate everyone plus the none Woodys that love the suet. I ended up taking a ladder and put them up in the tree as high as I can go and they seem to love the location. Unfortunately squirrels also like suet. I also have a male and female Red-Bellied and the occasional Northern Flicker. I know this is not related to this video but I had about 20 Evening Grosbeaks show up to the feeders today. Those guys are so cool looking.

  • @Daisythebassethoundpuppy

    @Daisythebassethoundpuppy

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@jim9930 I love my Blue Jays and I remember when I saw my first one at the feeder a couple months ago. Now I have at least 6 or more visiting the feeders. They are amazing birds. My Woodpeckers were the first to arrive when I put my first suet feeder out, then the Chickadees, Titmouse, Northern Blue Birds, Cardinals and Cat Birds not far after. I think I may be considered a crazy bird lady now?

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Darn squirrels, they will always be the arch enemy of birders. I have been getting Evening Grosbeaks on a regular basis these past few weeks and yes they are so cool looking. Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching

  • @thomasvandriel6599
    @thomasvandriel65993 жыл бұрын

    Yes, these are frequent visitors to our suet cages, along with nuthatches, chickadees and too many house sparrows.

  • @elizabethanne8729
    @elizabethanne87293 жыл бұрын

    9:35 I was waiting for that moth to get yoinked off the bark 😅

  • @lynnstillwell4516

    @lynnstillwell4516

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me, too!

  • @Kennymac8251

    @Kennymac8251

    3 жыл бұрын

    Nice spotting. I had to go back after I read your comment as I did not notice the first time. Camouflage as a survival technique! A'int nature grand!

  • @JusBlayze85

    @JusBlayze85

    3 жыл бұрын

    i was looking to see if anyone else saw that lol

  • @kurtc6372
    @kurtc63723 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for all the information on all our birdies.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    It's my pleasure

  • @billjones5741
    @billjones57413 жыл бұрын

    Awesome. Saw 2 Hairies and a downy all foraging together in some poplars a month or so ago.

  • @nocturnalferalguitarist
    @nocturnalferalguitarist3 жыл бұрын

    I love your videos. I've learned a lot. Your voice and demeanor is very pleasant as well.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Glad you enjoy

  • @lauramarti7548
    @lauramarti75483 жыл бұрын

    I learn something more about the birds in my yard every time I watch one of your videos. Thank you Lesley!

  • @Godwinpounds4333

    @Godwinpounds4333

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello 👋how are you doing?

  • @soniashapiro4827
    @soniashapiro48273 жыл бұрын

    We like to watch hairy, downy, and red-bellied woodpeckers at our suet feeder. We see pileated woodpeckers in the woods but they don't come to our rural Massachusetts feeder. Maybe if it's a very hungry winter? I'm new to having bird feeders, putting them up for the first time last month. I find 'Lesley the bird nerd' very helpful and enjoyable. Thank you.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi Sonia, from what I've read woodpeckers tend to visit feeders more in winter so hopefully, that will be the case for you with the Pileated Woodpecker. :) I'm so glad you enjoyed my content. Take care

  • @tonyputman3398
    @tonyputman33983 жыл бұрын

    Thanks Lesley!! I always enjoy your videos!!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so welcome! Glad you like them

  • @JB-dz1zc
    @JB-dz1zc3 жыл бұрын

    How about a video on Pileated wood peckers? They always catch my eye. They are so big and beautiful. I just don't get to see them too often!

  • @greentape7817

    @greentape7817

    3 жыл бұрын

    I agree, it doesn`t happen all that often but every time I see one I am always amazed.

  • @JD-bf1bu

    @JD-bf1bu

    3 жыл бұрын

    I don’t think pileated woodpeckers live in her area (Newfoundland).

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really wish I could, but they are not in my area. Im hoping to do a collaboration video with some fellow you tubers to achieve this video

  • @friencheetah
    @friencheetah3 жыл бұрын

    Absolutely love your videos. I love making my breakfast in the morning with your videos playing in the background! So calming and educational.

  • @josephgrosso8731
    @josephgrosso87313 ай бұрын

    Another wonderful and educational video! I love woodpeckers! Beautiful, beneficial and prehistoric birds!!!

  • @lynnstillwell4516
    @lynnstillwell45163 жыл бұрын

    Eeks! I missed the Downy video! I'll go back. I have both these woodpeckers around, but I see the Downy woodpeckers a lot more often. Good video!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks a lot Lynn, much appreciated

  • @ABirdersParadise
    @ABirdersParadise3 жыл бұрын

    This was the first year that I've seen male Hairy Woodpeckers doing that. It was so interesting to watch.

  • @forestslovenature6416
    @forestslovenature64163 жыл бұрын

    I love watching your videos on these amazing creatures of the animal kingdom 🐦

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much

  • @angelhelp
    @angelhelp3 жыл бұрын

    In all the years I’ve watched hairy & downy woodpeckers, I’ve never seen one on or even close to the ground. That oldest female hairy found in Brookings, SD was interesting. We have hairies here, 44 miles north of Brookings, but the downies take the prize for the most woodpecker visits to our peanut feeder and suet feeders. It’s the flickers who win for sheer abundance, but we only see them twice each year for about a week.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats awesome, thanks for sharing with me

  • @AbsolutelyAdorableStudio
    @AbsolutelyAdorableStudio3 жыл бұрын

    So cute!!!! 😍 * jumps up and down *

  • @MsRuthLittle
    @MsRuthLittle3 жыл бұрын

    one summer we had a dead tree behind our yard barn and we heard him every day all day it was wonderful.

  • @loraalbright4610
    @loraalbright46102 жыл бұрын

    Lesley, thank you so much for your videos. I can tell you invest a great deal of time and research into them. I’ve recently joined the world of backyard birdwatching, and seek out your videos frequently!

  • @Godwinpounds4333

    @Godwinpounds4333

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello how are you doing?

  • @ginafriend1690
    @ginafriend16903 жыл бұрын

    Interesting, Lesley. Thank you. Woodpeckers are such a stately bird. I have mostly males hanging out in wooded area of my yard. Its nice to look out and see them along with the Cardinals. You can't miss either beauties .. thats for sure!! ❤

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes they are! Thanks for watching

  • @dsc4178
    @dsc41783 жыл бұрын

    My favorite birds, Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers!

  • @joseenoel8093
    @joseenoel80933 жыл бұрын

    They're so chill and pass this onto us!

  • @sp1nd0ct0r
    @sp1nd0ct0r3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for helping me identify the woodpecker pair in my yard!

  • @Loveofpets
    @Loveofpets3 жыл бұрын

    Your footage is so beautiful and your very informative. This is the first year that I have seen the Hairy Woodpecker at my feeders. I get the downys all the time. Thanks for sharing 😊

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you very much!

  • @suzytall64
    @suzytall643 жыл бұрын

    I've just recently discovered you and I love all of your videos. I am so excited to have your channel to watch this winter. I am hoping there are some videos about how you are able to identify individual birds enough to name them and visit them regularly. It will be so much fun going through all of your material. Thank you for sharing the birds and your amazing relationships with them with all of us. You make the world a more joyful and interesting place. - Sue

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awe Thankyou Sue and welcome aboard. Yes, there are videos on my channel that will help answer that question. Glad you enjoyed

  • @wonkygirl9056
    @wonkygirl9056 Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed this video and want to thank you for it. I saw one of these birds on our humminbird feeder this morning. It stayed for several minutes enjoying the sweet water. At first I thought it was a flicker but the flicker has tan coloring, I kept looking at different photos and realised I was looing at a Hairy Woodpecker.😊 I'm located in SE Arizona.

  • @dubstheamazing3559
    @dubstheamazing35593 жыл бұрын

    Love birds and your videos!! Just curious, how do you get birds to feed from your hands?

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou There is no real sure-fire way of getting them to do that. I just give them their space and let them do what ever they like to do. No tricks or special way

  • @BikingVikingHH

    @BikingVikingHH

    3 жыл бұрын

    To be honest, it looks like she is going out “into nature”, where birds are not as human shy as those in the suburbs or cities. Also, in the suburbs there are birdfeeders galore, why risk feeding from a hand when you can go next-door and have a cornucopia of suet, bird baths and birdseed. But, in nature, a peanut or a pile of sunflower seeds is a buffet in a desert so to speak, making them more motivated to potentially risk contact with a large creature to get food.

  • @luciel25
    @luciel253 жыл бұрын

    I love watching birds and I enjoy all your videos....:)

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    You are so kind. Thanks a lot for watching

  • @Godwinpounds4333

    @Godwinpounds4333

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Lucie, how are you doing?

  • @robertedwards6863
    @robertedwards6863 Жыл бұрын

    I love these birds. They are at my suet and black oil seed pretty much year round. Always a treat to see them.

  • @robertedwards6863

    @robertedwards6863

    Жыл бұрын

    I meant Downy and not Hairy Woodpeckers that I have here. My error. I don't believe I have never seen a Hairy. My mistake.

  • @chrismanmk
    @chrismanmk3 жыл бұрын

    Very similar to our European Great Spotted Woodpecker

  • @ruthadams9911
    @ruthadams9911 Жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel, love all the videos so far, appreciate all the information. My husband and I have quite a few varieties of birds in our back yard, we live in Soutern In. We have Pileated woodpeckers, hairy, and downy also, Bluejays, mockingbird, indigo bunting, cardinals, Carolina wrens, bluebirds, nuthatches and more, we put out suet feeders, peanut butter and corn and sunflower heads(that we grow) we also have lots of hummingbirds. We love our bird visitors !! We spend mornings and early evenings our back porch watching who comes to visit !!

  • @judithwalker3600
    @judithwalker36003 жыл бұрын

    We have three types that I know of for sure. Although I live in the city we have lots of old trees with enough deadwood to house Northern Flickers, and a small black and white as well as a medium-size black and white both of which have a bit of red on the top/back of the head. They are very busy and loads of fun to watch.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    AH thats so cool, I've really taken a liking to the Flickers lately

  • @judithwalker3600

    @judithwalker3600

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd Wow! Thank you for your reply! You, Lady, are awesome! I learn so much from you and you have revitalized my love of 'birding'. Thank you.

  • @scott5747
    @scott5747 Жыл бұрын

    Nice video and info. Here in Western Oregon at our back yard 1/3 acres pond, we get both Harry and Downy Woodpeckers and the occasional Pileated feeding at Willow trees and more. We recently enjoyed Acorn Woodpeckers at the visitors center at Finley National Wildlife Refuge. Cheers, Scott

  • @earFront
    @earFront3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the bird info, I was just wondering about these birds.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Your welcome and thankyou for watching

  • @rachelrogers6795
    @rachelrogers67952 жыл бұрын

    I love listening to Lesley.

  • @rivercrow8988
    @rivercrow89883 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this great information. Hopefully I will see some this winter as I have the black oil sunflower seeds and suet out.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Fingers crossed Thanks a lot for watching

  • @elizabethkalis24
    @elizabethkalis243 жыл бұрын

    I have so many woodpeckers at my forest home. Thanks for the great information on them all. I feed them peanut and sunflower suet all winter, they also visit my bird feeders with other songbirds.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is awesome! I will be getting more peanut and sunflower suet today Thanks a lot for watching

  • @robertosrooftopbirdwatchin2239
    @robertosrooftopbirdwatchin22393 жыл бұрын

    Thank u for Sharing it, Good Info, Greetings from Brooklyn NYC

  • @rvnmedic1968
    @rvnmedic19683 жыл бұрын

    I've got a video I took through our dining room window that faces the staircase to our deck. A very small juvenile was on the wooden railing and I watched it for a while. Then it got excited and was chirping as an adult woody landed and looked like it gave him a black oil sunflower seed from the nearby feeder. It then comically walked backwards down the railing and stopped on the edge where it proceeded to put the seed in a crack between the post and railing. It then chipped away at it. When done, it walked up the railing a bit and the adult showed up again and landed on the railing. It then took off and the juvenile waited a few seconds and also flew away towards the adult. I love these little guys. I put suet out all winter for all the birds but especially the woodies.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awe, what an awesome sweet story, thanks a lot for sharing it and thanks for the smile.

  • @AllenBirdcam
    @AllenBirdcam3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you once again for an amazingly interesting and well produced video. Learning a lot from this channel on American birds. Very different to African birds.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Many thanks! Glad you like them Thats awesome

  • @BirdsandGhibliFan

    @BirdsandGhibliFan

    3 жыл бұрын

    Hi, Allen! It’s cool that you are also a fan of Lesley the Bird Nerd.

  • @BirdsandGhibliFan

    @BirdsandGhibliFan

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd You should check Allen’s channel out. He attracts many awesome, beautiful, and cute birds to his feeders that are not seen in North America. 🙂

  • @gerristephenson7277
    @gerristephenson72773 жыл бұрын

    I have such a hard time telling these birds apart. But this really helped! Thank you.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it helped!

  • @bedlamite42
    @bedlamite423 жыл бұрын

    Do we get the Pileated video next week?

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    I really wish i could say yes to this, but we dont get them in our area

  • @fiorenzaattanasio4796
    @fiorenzaattanasio47963 жыл бұрын

    Both great videos. Many Many Thanks Lesley

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them! Thanks a lot for watching

  • @BirdsNatureTravel
    @BirdsNatureTravel3 жыл бұрын

    Amazing informative video.. happy to get both Birdwatching fun and knowledge from this video

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it

  • @the_red_jinx
    @the_red_jinx3 жыл бұрын

    So great! Thank you for the video!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you liked it!

  • @farkleberry471
    @farkleberry4713 жыл бұрын

    Great photography! Also, to remind viewers about the Bonfire "Birds Make me Happy" hooded sweatshirts, which are the warmest, softest and coziest ever! (see link below).

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Awe. Thanks a bunch

  • @YvonneSebastian1980
    @YvonneSebastian19803 жыл бұрын

    Ahh, love these too...Late winter(Feb 2020) I saw the first Hairy at my feeders..such a joy to identify the difference and just watch as he ruled the suet..So, I was thinking... when are you giving a class on...How to hand feed birds..I'm first in line and will be the teacher's pet..lol..have a great week..thanks for your lovely videos!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol teachers pet. Although, I don't think I will ever do that video in fear it will get in front of the eyes of the wrong person, I've had some people let me know before they use my videos for some awful things. Patience and respect if the main trick to hand feeding birds, there really is no sure fire way.

  • @desertfox3860
    @desertfox38603 жыл бұрын

    Very nice once again! Thanks for sharing!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @Lucromick13
    @Lucromick133 жыл бұрын

    Love your vids Lesley. Always love learning more about birds!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed Thanks a lot for watching

  • @SharpCats371
    @SharpCats3713 жыл бұрын

    Good Advent, Merry Christmas🕯🐾🐾😻🎄

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Same to you!

  • @lory69
    @lory693 жыл бұрын

    I love your video! I have a red headed woodpecker that comes to my bird feeder. Sometimes he likes to drill on my neighbors plastic shed...so funny😄

  • @trinalittlefield6294
    @trinalittlefield62943 жыл бұрын

    I'm so glad you posted this video! Yesterday I watched two females chasing each other and doing some strange displays around my suet feeder- I first it almost seemed as tho they were playing. It went on for about 30 minutes with one of the females attacking the other! I then thought that maybe one was defending her territory? When I saw your conflict display, it looked exactly like what was going on between the two. It was interesting to watch- I wish I could have gotten a video.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thats pretty awesome. Sometime the videos get away, I know that feeling all to well

  • @annesweeney5552
    @annesweeney55523 жыл бұрын

    I love your channel .. I had both hairy and downy but They’ve cut down so much of the trees to put in all the subdivisions out here in the country that we have red shouldered , and red tail , Cooperhawk’s and Falcons .. I got so tired of cleaning up the feathers out of the yard ..I told my husband that we must stop feeding the birds.💧

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Oh no! Sorry to hear that. We are starting to see more homes being built in our area too, it saddens me. Thanks a lot for watching

  • @louisebelair2245
    @louisebelair22453 жыл бұрын

    So interesting informations. To know that it can live more than 15 years old is astonishing. Thanks for this other very good video.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    So nice of you, glad you liked it

  • @aodh5966
    @aodh59663 жыл бұрын

    “In Walden wood the chickadee Runs round the pine and maple tree Intent on insect slaughter: O tufted entomologist! Devour as many as you list, Then drink in Walden water.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Love it! Thanks for sharing

  • @jenz5607
    @jenz56073 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic and informational video! Love all your videos!!!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much!

  • @cmur4372
    @cmur43723 жыл бұрын

    Another wonderful, informative video. Thank you Miss Lesley : )

  • @rosesperfumelace
    @rosesperfumelace3 жыл бұрын

    Love your videos. So much information and so relaxing. I finally got a pair of binoculars. I get wild turkeys on the small hill in my back yard they tend to sit on top the side of the hill sunning themselves. I get a lot of activity in a small yard and sit and watch the glory of nature. Again, Thank you for these informative vids.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    That is so awesome, you should check out the book Illumination in the Flatwoods by Joe Hutto and also his documentary called My Life as a Turkey PBS Glad you like my videos! Thanks a lot for watching

  • @MemphisMike901
    @MemphisMike9013 жыл бұрын

    I will have to look closer. I either have a Hairy or Downy woodpeckers in my backyard. they feast on Suet everyday!

  • @J_Birds
    @J_Birds3 жыл бұрын

    Hairy Woodpeckers have always been one of my favorite woodpeckers, and now I've learned a lot from this video! Thank you :)

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a lot for watching

  • @J_Birds

    @J_Birds

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd Of course! I love your videos

  • @333movie
    @333movie3 жыл бұрын

    Nature is good in the wild. Like One.

  • @ameliahassler1967
    @ameliahassler1967 Жыл бұрын

    I love your channel. I am a fellow bird nerd. I live in Maine, and I noticed that you haven’t done any videos on catbirds or eastern phoebes. I’m guessing because they are not in your area? Those are two of my favorite birds.

  • @audreymonie6041
    @audreymonie60413 жыл бұрын

    Lots of knowledge here thanks so much,Love the wood pecker

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    More than welcome and Thanks for watching

  • @Teabonesteak
    @Teabonesteak3 жыл бұрын

    Get my Peterson Field Guides for Christmas😃

  • @ahnaahna7278
    @ahnaahna7278 Жыл бұрын

    Thk you! I frwd this video to friends and subscribed. I see these birds often at my suet blocks! Ahna Atlanta/ga

  • @ximenabaughman3592
    @ximenabaughman35923 жыл бұрын

    Your videos are very interesting and entertaining, thank you!!!!

  • @rogerjones332
    @rogerjones3323 жыл бұрын

    Another excellent video 👍

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the visit

  • @sharonbyars3493
    @sharonbyars34934 ай бұрын

    Thanks! Love your site❤ NW Indiana rural area

  • @atshmh5
    @atshmh53 жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for the info! Great video!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad it was helpful!

  • @donp9492
    @donp94923 жыл бұрын

    In my area in central Indiana the ash bore have destroyed almost all of our ash trees. Ash makes great firewood and has made the woodpeckers thrive. People dont see the good of some failures. God loves woodpeckers and so do I !

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    So true. Im hoping to get some footage on the Black Backed Woodpecker this spring, we have some burnt forest near by.

  • @kurtaaron9478
    @kurtaaron94783 жыл бұрын

    Great video as always! I love woodpeckers. I hope to see a Pileated someday. Even better would be an Ivory Billed, if they still exist, which I think they do.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    That would be cool! Maybe one day

  • @BirdsandGhibliFan

    @BirdsandGhibliFan

    3 жыл бұрын

    There was an episode of “Extinct or Alive” on Animal Planet of an alleged sighting of an Ivory-Billed Woodpecker. It hasn’t been confirmed, but according to a picture, the bird had slight morphological differences that are not seen on a Pileated Woodpecker, which is a close look-alike.

  • @micahbirdlover8152

    @micahbirdlover8152

    2 жыл бұрын

    downy woodpecker works on one place on trees ☝️

  • @jrnfw4060
    @jrnfw4060 Жыл бұрын

    Notice the black comma descending down each shoulder on the Hairy. The Downy doesn't have it. Under tail covert feathers on Hairy are solid white. On Downy, there are black zig-zag markings on its under tail coverts. A couple of sure-fire ways to tell them apart.

  • @robertdooley4109
    @robertdooley41093 жыл бұрын

    Thank you Lesley 🐦❤️

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thankyou

  • @jimbolt5170
    @jimbolt51703 жыл бұрын

    It’s been a while since I watched one of your videos. Your photos and videography have gotten really good! Both the technical quality and the composition. I’ve always liked the fact that the information you share is well-researched. Well done.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Well thank you so much Jim I'm glad you enjoyed

  • @artbloomfield1550
    @artbloomfield15503 жыл бұрын

    Thank You 😊

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    You're welcome 😊

  • @braddywarbucks
    @braddywarbucks3 жыл бұрын

    You have the most Canadian accent I've ever heard. Cool video.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks! 😃

  • @sherrysarpu5647
    @sherrysarpu56472 жыл бұрын

    Hi! Thanks I have seen both live Ct.

  • @carlosperaltacontrerasthe1955
    @carlosperaltacontrerasthe19553 жыл бұрын

    In mexico to wood piker ( pictorial) ave carpintero

  • @cwalker572004
    @cwalker5720043 жыл бұрын

    Luv your vids and just started watching your bird channel..👍🦉

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you like them Welcome aboard!

  • @anthonyhargis6855
    @anthonyhargis68553 жыл бұрын

    As relaxing and informative as always. Thanks for sharing, Lesley!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @anthonyhargis6855

    @anthonyhargis6855

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd Always!

  • @NatureWitch
    @NatureWitch3 жыл бұрын

    Woodpeckers are so smart, well most birds are more than we give them credit for, there's 1 that comes to my window and he pecks at my window if there's no food out. Especially when all the suet is gone. I think he is a downy bc he's pretty small. The red bellied woodpeckers come around only once in a while they r shy. 🤭❤️

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    So very true. Thats a cute story about the little woodpecker

  • @-Rae-Rae-
    @-Rae-Rae-3 жыл бұрын

    You should do 10 fun facts about Juncos

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the idea, I am trying to get one out for this winter sometime, its a bird I dont have many videos on

  • @samsen201
    @samsen2013 жыл бұрын

    Loved it as always. Hey Lesley: Do you have anything on Flickers? I'm very curious to know more about them. Thanks for all you do, AT THE BEST, and way to go.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes I do! Its an old one and a bit cringey lol I really should do a new one kzread.info/dash/bejne/iZmA0ZSMhbuZirA.html&ab_channel=LesleytheBirdNerd

  • @samsen201

    @samsen201

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd Can't wait to see an update, egorly. 🙏🌹🐦

  • @josearmando4627
    @josearmando46273 жыл бұрын

    Diwny and hairy are cute

  • @dogman1264
    @dogman12643 жыл бұрын

    Truly enjoy your overview of Birds and I understand if you say no. But I was wondering about bird food as I see all kinds of seeds, I'm not interested in a brand. Here in Florida we seem to have a collection of Whistle Ducks up from Mexico, Robins, Blue Jays, and the list is long Thanks do enjoy your overview narrations.

  • @davidwhite3181
    @davidwhite31813 жыл бұрын

    Lesley...as usual, nice job!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! Cheers!

  • @CenturianEagle
    @CenturianEagle3 жыл бұрын

    These guys are so cute! I love em, I wish could get a chance to see them, I only have ever seen downy’s where I live. Thanks for yet another awesome video!! 😊

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Maybe one day youll get to see the Hairy Woodpecker too, they are quite common so who know and your welcome. Thanks for watching

  • @CenturianEagle

    @CenturianEagle

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd thank you! Maybe I will, I should put out some suet !

  • @harveydecker6381
    @harveydecker63813 жыл бұрын

    Thanks

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    No problem and Thanks a lot for watching

  • @godswarrior2952
    @godswarrior29523 жыл бұрын

    Do they hang out with Downey woodpeckers too? I think we might have both at our feeders... not sure.

  • @BirdsandGhibliFan

    @BirdsandGhibliFan

    3 жыл бұрын

    I think I have videos in which Downy and Hairy Woodpeckers have been at the feeders at the same time (especially on the Cornell Bird Lab Cams). 🙂

  • @godswarrior2952

    @godswarrior2952

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@BirdsandGhibliFan cool, thank you 😊

  • @BirdsandGhibliFan

    @BirdsandGhibliFan

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@godswarrior2952 *Seen videos. Oops. I don’t think I have seen Hairy Woodpeckers in real life (only Downy Woodpeckers), but I have seen Hairy Woodpeckers on videos. Anyway, you’re welcome. 😊

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes it does happen. Downey seem to follow the Hairy around sometimes

  • @jackpinesavage1628
    @jackpinesavage16283 жыл бұрын

    I remember when I could purchase a 50 lb. bag of sunflowers for $9.00 That same sized bag now costs $20.00.

  • @stephenarling1667

    @stephenarling1667

    3 жыл бұрын

    I remember when common pocket change was 90% silver.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes and shelled peanuts are no better lol

  • @M00Nature
    @M00Nature4 ай бұрын

    Some of the photos you shared showed hairy woodpeckers with varying amounts of yellow or buff color on their heads. I haven't noticed that in my area (southern New England) so I was interested to see the variations in your video. I am usually alerted to the presence of hairy woodpeckers by their loud "peek" calls -- much louder than downy woodpecker calls. I have a pair that comes to my suet feeder daily.

  • @ozzymandius666
    @ozzymandius6663 жыл бұрын

    Such fascinating little beasties.

  • @antlerking69
    @antlerking693 жыл бұрын

    Nothing is funnier to me and disturbing to the dog than a Hairy attacking the aluminum gutters 😂😂

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    lol. I can see that being funny

  • @antlerking69

    @antlerking69

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd 170 pecks per minute on metal is maddening to the dog 😂

  • @CZFanGrrl
    @CZFanGrrl3 жыл бұрын

    Another fun fact is that the male chicks don’t have a red nape but a little red cap near the front of their head, which disappears as they mature. I’ve had Hairy Woodpeckers visiting my suet feeders for over 14 years now 12 months per year, along with Northern Flickers, Chickadees and Nuthatches. I love my little tree clingers.

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    Yes, I have noticed that as well. Thanks for sharing that information. I wish the Northern Flickers would come to our feeders

  • @CZFanGrrl

    @CZFanGrrl

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@LesleytheBirdNerd You can gladly take some of ours! They eat us out of house and home, lol! When they first started coming to the feeder they were extremely shy and nervous, wary of the slightest movement in the house. Now we can move around freely, go outside, walk past the feeder within 6-8ft and as long as we don't make eye contact, they won't fly off. In fact, they even hang off the window feeders we have set up for the chickadees and Juncos. I absolutely love your channel! By far you are the best bird channel!

  • @LesleytheBirdNerd

    @LesleytheBirdNerd

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@CZFanGrrl lol. Ok on second thought. That's so awesome though, thanks for sharing your story with me, and I'm so glad you enjoy the channel. Thanks a bunch

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